22:11 - Hex_Omegaflight, change your title from 'Stamp Tramp' to 'Master Of The Lists'. 15 lists in 4 months, lol

22:02 - mzyeah Neachy. I've been so out of the metal globe for 2.5 months and have checked only 4 albums: Eerie( 2014), that black metal album with red cover form Iceland, desolate shrine and Abyssal Gods. All of them are very good :D

Australia's now leading depressive black metal act Woods Of Desolation are happy (wait, what?) to announce the release of the band's upcoming album As The Stars, due out February 14th, 2014. Behold the details and enjoy the new song, "This Autumn Light", below.

About the album, Northern Silence Productions says: "On this 3rd album, mastermind D. on guitars, with the help of session members (Vlad from Drudkh on drums, Luke Mills from Nazxul and Pestilential Shadows on bass, and Old from Drohtnung on vocals), continues the musical direction which was begun on Toward The Depths and refined on the very successful Torn Beyond Reason.

Fans of the band will be pleased to hear that the main ingredients as well as the songwriting are similar to those on W.O.D.'s excellent sophomore album - haunting, melodic and intense Depressive Black Metal, delving further into melancholy and the essence of personal expression through music, which may occasionally remind the listener of another of Australia's finest, Austere, as well as Alcest, and perhaps Brave Murder Day-era Katatonia."

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.11.2013 at 14:43Terribly average band and by the sound of this new song, nothing has changed in that department, unfortunately.

Give us some non-terribly average DSBM then.

almost impossible since most of it is extremely average

Old Shining is very good, of course. And from Australia Suicidal Emotions by Abyssic Hate.
older Xasthur, Totalselfhatred, Forgotten Tomb's SOngs To Leave and Springtime Depression.
Silencer, musically very good but the pathetic over the top totally spoil it.

The problem actually is that most DSBM is extremely average especially when it comes to newer bands.

Not a big fan of the album cover (I'm assuming it's the same artist of Drudkh's later works and Vlad asked him to design this) but really liked the music. I'm surprised even without Yatras (who seems to have found a new project with Blackened Angel) that this still holds true to the original formula.

I'm conflicted about the release date. Valentine's Day? According to Wiki Australians don't celebrate it so I guess they don't care...

Not a big fan of the album cover (I'm assuming it's the same artist of Drudkh's later works and Vlad asked him to design this) but really liked the music. I'm surprised even without Yatras (who seems to have found a new project with Blackened Angel) that this still holds true to the original formula.

I'm conflicted about the release date. Valentine's Day? According to Wiki Australians don't celebrate it so I guess they don't care...

Written by Stoned Crow on 18.11.2013 at 11:47What are you thoughts on the Ellende album?

I appreciated the use of violin and the fact they managed to keep a little bite in their sound, but overall I've just kind of strayed from this style. For me, bands like Gris and ColdWorld already kind of achieved the pinnacle of atmospheric depressive black metal with classical instrumentation, so when bands like Ellende come onto the scene I'm not overly impressed.